Historical crime fiction

The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson

By Erin Britton

24 September, 2025

Christmas Eve, 1943. Bored and depressed at spending the War working in a Birmingham munitions factory, Anthony Pratt looks forward to finishing his nightshift and then travelling with wife Elva to the Tudor Close Hotel in Rottingdean, a village outside Brighton. Before World War II,…

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The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper

By Dave Bradley

22 September, 2025

The crime at the heart of The Creeping Hand Murder, from the You Are the Detective series, is the exact opposite of a locked-room mystery. The deed takes place in a drawing room full of people. Many characters had opportunity, means and motive, with the…

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Death on the Brahmaputra: the ideal cruise for crime fiction lovers

By crimefictionlover

17 September, 2025

Case closed. We were looking for the perfect holiday for crime fiction lovers, and we think we’ve found it. Death on the Brahmaputra sets off on its sophomore voyage starting 16 January 2026 for 12 days of exquisite food, outstanding views, relaxation and luxury as…

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Moscow Underground by Catherine Merridale

By crimefictionlover

11 September, 2025

Like Kiev and Prague, Moscow’s history stretches deep into the medieval period. At its centre is the Kremlin. Originally a fortress, it has protected not just Russia’s ruling elite but also some of its great institutions and churches over the centuries. And like so many…

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The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin

By DeathBecomesHer

9 September, 2025

1980 was a mere 45 years ago but my, how things have changed! It was a time without tech – no mobile phones or internet. And over in Ireland, women were still expected to give up their jobs once they got married, while unmarried mothers…

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Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo

By Erin Britton

8 September, 2025

Translated by Bryan Karetnyk — Murder at the Black Cat Cafe serves up two sinisterly cerebral cases cracked by Kosuke Kindaichi, Seishi Yokomizo’s sublime series detective. While the motive, means and opportunity differ quite considerably, the nefariousness at the heart of both novellas is firmly…

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The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead

By Paul Burke

28 August, 2025

The influence of Golden Age mysteries on modern crime fiction is huge. Readers simply cannot get enough of the closed-circle murder mystery and the locked-room puzzle – archetypes handed down from Agatha Christie and John Dixon Carr through generations of writers to the new kids…

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Meet the author: Catherine Merridale

By crimefictionlover

6 August, 2025

Moscow might not be top of your travel itinerary at the moment, but with crime fiction and historian Catherine Merridale you can safely travel there in your imagination in Moscow Underground. The setup is fascinating. As he consolidates power, Josef Stalin wants to show the…

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The Christmas Clue by Nicola Upson

The Creeping Hand Murder by Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper

Death on the Brahmaputra: the ideal cruise for crime fiction lovers

Moscow Underground by Catherine Merridale

The Silent Ones by Anna McPartlin

Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo

The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead

Meet the author: Catherine Merridale

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